Thread: postgresql-7.4.6-2PGDG.src.rpm broken for Redhat 7,8 or 9

Donald Fraser wrote:
> I have a standard Redhat 9 installation with the exception of
> upgrading bison to bison-1.875-7.1
>
> I can build the postgres rpm files from the source for version 7.4.5
> no problems with the following command: rpmbuild --rebuild --define
> 'build89 1' --define 'python 0' --define 'test 0' --define 'plperl 0'
> --define 'tcldevel 0' --define 'pltcl 1'
> postgresql-7.4.5-2PGDG.src.rpm
>
> However when I try the exact same on the 7.4.6 source rpm I get the
> following errors:
>
> checking for zlib.h... yes checking krb5.h usability... no checking
> krb5.h presence... no checking for krb5.h... no configure: error:
> header file <krb5.h> is required for Kerberos 5 error: Bad exit
> status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.27397 (%build)
>
>
> A quick comparison of the rpm spec file (postgresql-7.4.x-2PGDG.spec)
> reveals that the 7.4.5 version has the kerberos directory is set via:
>  %{?build7x:%define kerbdir /usr/kerberos} %{?build89:%define kerbdir
> /usr/kerberos}
>
> where as the 7.4.6 version has the kerberos directory is set via:
> %{?build7x:%define kerbdir "/usr"} %{?build89:%define kerbdir "/usr"}
>
>
> I think you'll agree that this directory change is not the default
> for Redhat 7, 8 or 9

Can't help you a lot as I'm no expert on spec files, but I have recently
rebuilt 7.4.6-2 from src.rpm after applying a couple of patches (bug
dealing with intervals/rtree memory leak).  Although I do see the
kerberos entries you note, there's another reference to kerberos in the
spec file:

%{!?kerbdir:%define kerbdir "/usr/kerberos"}

As noted, I'm not a spec file expert and don't have the time to research
this at this point, but maybe it will give you a lead as to resolving
your issues.

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Until later, Geoffrey